File photo The British Army chief has decided to resign after being criticized by a top officer. General Sir Patrick Sanders holds the post of Chief of Staff. Chief of Armed Forces Admiral Sertony Radakin criticized Sir Patrick Sanders and said that what he does, any naval officer can do. Sir Patrick Saunders was furious…
Turkey, Morocco, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates have strongly condemned the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in this regard that he will teach the people of the West that insulting sacred values is not freedom of expression. According to the news agency, Morocco recalled its ambassador…
A day before his daughter’s wedding in India, a four-member gang brutally tortured and killed a 61-year-old man. According to Indian media reports, a 61-year-old man was killed a day before his daughter’s wedding in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. According to Kalambalam police, the reception was going on at Raju’s residence till 11 pm. After the guests…
Courtesy: Sky News/AP. Protests are ongoing across the country over the killing of a young man by the police in France. According to the news agency from Paris, the French Minister of the Interior, Gerald Darminen, said that 40,000 police officers will be deployed in the country due to the protests. He further said that…
Courtesy: NBC. Russia has claimed that more than 50 soldiers, including Ukrainian military generals, were killed in the missile attack. From Moscow, the Russian Ministry of Defense says that the temporary command post of the Ukrainian army in the Ukrainian city of Karama-Torsk was attacked. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, 2 generals and…
Residents of a housing complex in India objected to a man bringing a goat for sacrifice. According to Indian media reports, a person took a goat for sacrifice in the housing complex of the district, which was objected to by the local residents. On receiving the information about this incident that happened last few days,…
The effort is centred on the Golden Triangle, where the borders of Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos meet and from where illicit items including drugs are trafficked to lucrative markets across Southeast Asia. UN News spoke with Jeremy Douglas, the Regional Representative of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) for Southeast Asia and the…
“The violence and suffering of the Syrian people remind us of what is at stake as diplomatic efforts continue on Syria,” said Najat Rochdi, UN Deputy Special Envoy for the country. “Ultimately, we need a nationwide ceasefire in line with Security Council resolution 2254.” Worsening crisis Briefing on current conditions, she said recent reports have tracked deadly…
FAO will co-lead the Clean and Healthy Oceans initiative together with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), in a strategic partnership with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the UN educational, science and cultural agency UNESCO. “Together, we can turn the…
Briefing correspondents at UN Headquarters in New York just a few days after visiting Haiti along with the head of the World Food Programme (WFP), Catherine Russell said “the current situation of insecurity is unacceptable. “Women and children are dying. Schools and public spaces should always be safe. Collectively the world is failing the Haitian…
